California, Santa Cruz County
Where Capitola's records are kept. Capitola has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Capitola's own offices, along with State of California offices; the Santa Cruz County offices are on our Santa Cruz County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property records
Santa Cruz County, California assessor site with parcel lookup and parcel maps, assessed value appeals, homeowner and veteran exemptions, Proposition 19 details and online business property filing.
Open official site Santa Cruz County AssessorState records
The Secretary of State's archives holds over 105,000 cubic feet of California government records, maps and photographs, described in its Minerva catalog, including court, legislative, land grant and family history collections.
Open official site California State Archives CollectionsCounty court
Sits in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Rosa and San Jose and posts judges' and 341 meeting calendars, local rules, forms and guidance for people filing without an attorney.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCounty court
Judicial Branch guide to looking up a California case: county courts keep the records, so start on the court's website or with its clerk; juvenile and adoption files are confidential.
Open official site California Courts Self Help GuideVital records
Keeps California birth, death, fetal death, marriage and divorce records, issues certified copies and registers or amends records as the law allows. Accepted orders cannot be canceled or refunded.
Open official site California Department of Public Health Vital RecordsState records
The California Department of Justice unit that helps police locate missing people and identify unknown persons; its missing persons database, searchable by name, county and description, holds a subset of reported cases.
Open official site California DOJ Missing and Unidentified Persons SectionPolice & jail
FBI San Francisco Field Office posters for wanted fugitives, kidnapped and missing persons, cyber suspects and cases where agents ask the public for information; tips can be sent through tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI San Francisco Wanted and Missing PersonsPolice & jail
California Department of Justice listing of registered sex offenders that state law allows it to disclose; some registrants are left out, and registrants who use the search face a fine or jail.
Open official site California Megan's Law WebsiteFederal
Frequently requested Census Bureau statistics for Capitola city, California, covering population, housing, social, economic and geographic topics. The county, the state or the nation can be added alongside for comparison.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Capitola City Hall at 420 Capitola Ave, phone 831-475-7300, with the agenda center, municipal code, bids, parking permits, service requests, job openings and November election information.
Open official site City of CapitolaState records
Public records and official documents 420 Capitola Ave Capitola, California 95010 Phone: (831) 475-7300 Fax: (831) 475-7300
Open official site Capitola City ClerkPolice & jail
A police department comprised of professional and dedicated members who strive to demonstrate high character, fairness, compassion, and the. Law enforcement services 420 Capitola Ave Capitola, California 95010 (831) 475-4242 Fax: (831) 479-8881
Open official site Capitola Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Capitola, a place of 9,938 people, is in Santa Cruz County, whose county seat is Santa Cruz. Court and property records sit with Santa Cruz County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Capitola's own offices are in the cards above, and our Santa Cruz County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in California is run by the California Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Capitola.
Deeds for property in Capitola are recorded by the Santa Cruz County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Santa Cruz County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in California come from the state vital records office, California Department of Public Health Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.